Lewin of Greenwich Naval History & Forum

Two old pictures of USN ships: training ship BOXER, and 1916 photo showing a burst barrel on the first generation BB, MICHIGAN, 1916. The BOXER certainly was graceful!

Hopefully this will get the USN section "sailing"............ DFO

Welcome back Dennis , what took you so long its been open a couple of days now

Thanks, as to timing let's say a certain swabbee was remiss in passing on info in a rapid fashion!!

I must say I am glad that this new Forum has come about DFO

You and me both Dennis , I thought our days of banter and friendship had been dealt a deadly blow , can't thank "Tim and Jim" [ sounds like a comedy act ]........yes you will no doubt be having words with Don

Remiss my ass, I told you as soon as I saw it and signed up myself ...

Swabbees, always a little bit slow with the comms!!

Still he did finally come thru! This will be fun again; certainly thankful to the Forum founder. DFO

As we ALL are Dennis ........certainly saved my sanity .....always assuming it was there to start with . any more piccy's please , love the picture of Boxer , such a gracious looking vessel in my opinion

Now from USN pre-dreadnought days, the GEORGIA. She was 1 of the 5 unit VIRGINIA class. Note this class had the "2-story" main turrets; 8" mounted high. Of course, they were only aimed SAME direction as her 12" main guns

Finally a nice beam shot of her clanking away; coal boilers COOKING!!!.............DFO

Excellent shots Dennis , thank you, but what are those dam great gantry's on the aft starboard sides for please ,[ in picture three ] there enormous

Gooseneck cranes, visually similar to the kind that some German units also carried. DFO